Inspiration
Finding Inspiration When Your Rooms Feel Flat
Creative energy at home ebbs and flows. Here are grounded, everyday ways to rediscover ideas for your space and look after yourself while you do it.
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Heritage Matt Emulsion
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Studio Silk Emulsion
Interior walls in high-traffic rooms
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Country House Flat Matt
Interior walls & period ceilings
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Walls & ceilings in humid rooms
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Exterior Masonry Shield
Exterior walls & render
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Smooth Weathercoat Exterior
Exterior render & smooth masonry
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Textured Masonry Coating
Exterior walls needing added protection
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Exterior Eggshell Trim
Exterior wood & metal trim
The colour is only the beginning. The finish makes it last.
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Building a Room Around a Single Colour
A confident monochrome scheme is one of the most sophisticated ideas in interior design, and far easier to achieve than most people assume.
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Decorating With Deep Blue: Drama Without Gloom
Navy blue occupies a special place in the decorator's palette. It offers the depth and drama of black while keeping a softer, warmer soul. A navy room
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Gentle Earth Tones for a Restful Living Room
Warm neutrals have a quiet way of gentling a room without ever stripping it of character. Shades such as oatmeal, putty, and warm stone carry a delica
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Designing a Home That Supports How You Want to Feel Every Day
Color, light, and calm routines turn a house into a place that genuinely restores you. A practical look at wellbeing-minded decorating from Abingdon Paint Finishes.
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A Guide to Choosing a Home-Wide Colour Scheme
Decorating room by room, in isolation, often leaves a home feeling incoherent. A collection of favourite colours, each chosen alone, rarely adds up to
Guides & How-To
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Walls · Beginner
How to Paint a Room from Start to Finish
A methodical approach to transforming a room with a clean, professional paint finish.
Wood · Intermediate
How to Paint Woodwork and Trim for a Hard-Wearing Finish
Achieve a smooth, durable finish on skirting, architraves and doors without brush marks.
Metal · Beginner
How to Paint a Radiator Safely and Neatly
Refresh a tired radiator with a heat-resistant finish that will not peel or yellow.
Exterior · Advanced
How to Paint Exterior Masonry for Lasting Protection
Protect and refresh outside walls with a breathable finish that stands up to British weather.
Colour Stories
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Colour StoryA Warm Neutral Palette for Quiet LivingSoft putties and oatmeal tones that wrap a room in gentle, flattering light.
Colour StorySoft Greens for a Calm HomeSage, celadon and olive shades that borrow their mood from an English kitchen garden.
Colour StoryCoastal Blues and Soft WhitesA breezy palette of chalky blues drawn from sea glass, worn paint and a clouded sky.